Epipactis krymmontana Kreutz, Fateryga & Efimov

Fateryga, Alexander V., Popovich, Anton V., Fateryga, Valentina V. & Averyanova, Elena A., 2018, New data on the genus Epipactis (Orchidaceae) in the North Caucasus with description of a new species, Phytotaxa 358 (3), pp. 278-288 : 282

Epipactis krymmontana Kreutz, Fateryga & Efimov ( Fig. 3A–B )

Epipactis krymmontana Kreutz, Fateryga & Efimov in Fateryga et al. (2014: 24). Holotype:— RUSSIA. Crimea : Belogorsk District, Zemlyanichnoye, 27 June 2012, Kreutz & Fateryga s.n. ( L 0689932 !; isotypes L!).

Specimens examined: — RUSSIA. Krasnodar Territory: Gelendzhik District, vicinity of khutor Dhzankhot, Mt Svyataya Nina, 44°27′32″N, 38°09′31″E, ca. 200 m, burnt pine forest, 10 June 2017, Fateryga, Fateryga & Popovich s.n. (PHEO).

Distribution: —This species was considered to be presumably endemic to the Crimean Mountains ( Fateryga et al. 2014); the present record adds Krasnodar Territory of Russia to its ascertained distribution.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Epipactis spp. in Krasnodar Territory.A–B. E. krymmontana, Gelendzhik District, vicinity of khutor Dhzankhot, Mt Svyataya Nina. C. E. leptochila subsp. leptochila, Gelendzhik District, northern macroslope of Markotkh Range, Polikhronov Ravine (photo is not made on the original site). D–E. E. leptochila subsp. neglecta, Sochi District, left bank of riv. Khosta. F–G. E. muelleri, Novorossiysk District, Abrau Peninsula, Sed’maya Ravine. H–I. E. persica, Gelendzhik District, northern macroslope of Markotkh Range, Polikhronov Ravine. Photos by A.V. Popovich (A–C, F–I) and E.A. Averyanova (D–E).